Money-counting machine.



l. D. FULLER MONEY COUNTING MACHINE.

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I. D. FULLER.

MONEY couNTlNG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I7. |913.

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l. D. FULLR.

MONEY COUNTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION min ren. n, 1913.

Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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OLUIBlA PLANOCRAPH IRA D. FULLER, OF VONA, COLORADO.

MONEY-COUNTING MACHINE.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

Application led February 1'1?. 1913. Serial No. 748,979.

To all ywhom t may concern: Y

Be it known that I, IRA D. FULLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vona, in the county of Kit Carson and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful yImprovements in Money-Counting Machines, of which the following is a speciication. j

This inventionl comprehends certain new and useful improvements in money counting machines and relates more particularly to those which are particularly designed for counting and delivering coins of various the dials of a register, said dials being movable independently of one another or in conjunction with one another.

The invention also aims to generally improve machines of this nature to render them moreuseful, simple, and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in View, as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed. For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan View of my improved machine, Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing the parts which are operated by a cent and nickel. Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing the positions of the various parts after having been moved by the ejection of a nickel and before returning to their normal positions, Fig. 4 is an end elevation, Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken upon the plane of line 5-5 of Fig. 1, Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the pivoted levers which actuate the dials of the register, and, Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the rack bars Vand parts carried thereon.

In the following description and accompanying drawings similar parts will bereferred to and designated by like reference characters.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates a suitable base having the surface adjacent its front end disposed below the plane of the remaining portion of the base surface, said base being provided with a transversely extending slot 2. It is to be understood that the base 1 may be varied greatly from that form shown in the drawing, and, if desired, may also be provided with means positioned under the slot 2 for directing the movement of the ejected coins in any desired direction.

y A base plate 3 extends transversely of the base 1 adjacent vits forward edge and is positioned above and in spaced relationship to the upper surface of said base. A cap plate a is positioned over and in parallel relationshipv to the base plate 3 and is formed with a plurality of ycircular openings to receive the coin holding tubes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of different diameters to receive cents, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars, respectively. transversely grooved under each of the coin holding tubes to receive the ejector plates 11 to permit of the coins being ejected from the tubes into the slot 2. Theejector plates are enlarged at their inner ends, as clearly shown at 12, of Fig. 1, to fit the respective grooves in which they are received, and have their inner edges curved to conform to the periphery of the coins. Push buttons 13 are secured to the outer ends of the ejector plates and carry the stop braces or rods 14, said rods sliding through guides 15 formed upon the under side of the base plate 8. The brace rods 1-1 are enlarged at their inner ends, as at 16, and carry the expansive spiral springs 17 which tend to normally hold the ejector plates in their extended positions. The enlarged heads 16 prevent the ejector The base plate 3 is plrtcs being withdraw'. entirely 'from between the plates and l.

plurality of coin actuated rods 18,19, 20, anl are arranged upon the base l. in longitudinal nement with the ejector plates ll, are rec ingular in cross section, and slide through guide bearings 2land These rods extend tor diiierent distances over the slot 2 and are actuated by coins, as clearly shoivn in Fie'. Each or' the coin operated rods cares a set collar and is encircled by an expansive spiral spring 27, which holds the rod normally in its forward position. The coin operated rods also carry the studs 28 for engagement With the toes of weighted trippers 29, said trippers boing pirotally mounted between upstanding ears formed on the bearing brackets 24. VWhen one of the coin actuated rods has been moved a certain predetermi ed distance by a coin engaging its forward end, the lug carried upon said rod Will raise the toe ot' the tripper 29, causing the heel of the same to descend and knock the coin from engagement with the rod. The spiral spring 27 carried upon said rod returns the saine to its forward position and the amount of this roi-Ward movement is regulated by an attachment of the setcollar 26.

To record the value of the coins which have been ejected troni the coin holding tubes, provide a register comprising tour dials designated 3l, 52, and 3d and termed, respectively, the units, tens, dollar and ten dollar dials. rI'hese dials are provided with ratchet projections S5 and are rotatably mounted upon the rigid shaft 3G supported in the bearing standards 3T. The shal't 3G entends transversely above certain or the coin operated rods, approximately intermediate their ends.

A pair of rack bars 3S and 39 are slidable through the standards il() and are arranged below the shaft 3G upon opposite sides oli' the units dial 3l. The central portions of the rack bars only are provided VWicn teeth, said portions are also slightly enlarged to provide shoulders for engagement With the eX- pansive spiral springs l1, said springs encircling the rear ends of the rack bars and bearing at their rear ends against the standards 40.

ri-"he rack bar 3S carries the depending bracket 4t2, clearly shown in F ig. 5. The bracket is provided at its loiver end With the oppositely extending arms et?) and dal, which are transversely apertured to receive shift rods l5 and e6, which are positioned respectively, over the coin actuated rods 18 and 19. The shift rod 415 projects forwardly from the bracket t2 suiiciently far to be moved a predetermined distance by engagement with the set collar 25, carried upon the rod 19. The shift rod L16 is somewhat longer than the rod Ll5 and is engaged by the set collar carried upon the coin actuated rod 19. The rack bar 39 carries the depending angular bracket il?, which is apertured at its free end to hold a shift rod -ll over the coin actuated rod 2O in the path oi"I the collar Aarried thereon.

"il lien v-.ardly, a nicke broughtv into enga o'ement with the forward end of the rod i9 and forces said rod rerunL rdly, lausing the collar 2G carried thereon to engage the shirt rod e6 to in ve it rearwardly predetermined distance. The motion or' Yne shift rod is transmitted to the rack bar o8, with a pinion mounted loo shaft 3G. rfie pinion has rigid `with it an arm 50 carrying a pivote/.l par 5l itor engagement with the ratcne prrfection formed upon the dial A Vflat metal spring holds the paul against the ratchet projection and the structure of the pavvl is such as to allor-fv it to more l eely in one direction orer the projection without actuating` the cial 3l. The ejection of a nickel mores the rack bar suiiiciently far to cause a half revolution o1 the pinion el-9, which motion is transmitted to the dial 3l. through the medium of the arm and pawl 5l. rl"he arm 50 is moved from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the position shown in Fig. 3 and carries with it the dial 3l. When the tripper 29 releases the nickel from engagement Wit-i the rod 19, the rack bar 38 returns to its forward position and carries the arm 50 back to the position shown in F ig. Iiny means desired may be employed to lock the dial 3l against rotation in a counter cloclr- 7ise direction. rhe ejection of a cent causes the dial 8l to more onetenth olf a revolution. TWhen a dime is ejected, the collar 26 carried upon the rod 2O strikes the shift rod d8, moving the rack bar 39 so as to cause one-tenth oli' a revolution oi' the tens dial rEhe motion of the rack bar 39 is traiisinitted to the dial 32 t irough the medium or' a pinion 53 and arm 5i, Which are similar in construction and operation to the pinion i9 and arm 5G, previously described.

rn arm is mounted upon the end of the coin actuated rod 2l, extends transversely of the machine and engages a de pending bar .56, ar 'ed upon the rack bar hen a quarte.. is ejected, the arm 55, because or its contact with the depending bar at. moves the units dial 3l tliree-tcnths ot a 1ievolutizni. The bar then comes into Contact ith a depr-xnding bar 5T, car ried upon the the nickel ejector plate 'forced inracl bar and moves said rack bar a distance suiiicient to turn the teni-e dial onei't'th of a revolution. which vvill reg ter twenty cents. .i s the bar is in ring the rack bar 39 it continues to move is et a revolution, and thus it will be fifth of a revolution and the units dial onethus registering bar 59 carried upon the rack bar 39 in the rear of thedepending bar 57. The ejection of a half dollar causes the tens dial to .revolve one-half a revolution, thus registering thereon fifty cents. To cause a complete revolution of the units dial, to move the tens dial one-tenth of a revolution and to cause a complete revolution of the tens dial to move the dollar dial one-tenth of a revolution, I provide pivoted levers 60, 61, and 62, which are supported upon a shaft 63, said shaft being mounted in the standards 64. The last mentioned levers are each provided with an upwardly extending arm having a downwardly and forwardly inclined upper edge for engagement by a pin 66 carried upon the corresponding dial. The free ends of the levers 60, 61 and 62 have pivotally secured thereto the upwardly projecting olf-set pawls 67 for engagement with the ratchet projections carried upon the dials 31, 32 and 33, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Flat metal springs 68 hold the pawls against the dials and springs 69 return the pawls to their raised position after having been lowered by the pins 66. The lever 60 is operated by the pin 66 carried upon the dial 31 and causes the off-set pawl 62 to rotate the tens dial one-tenth of a revolution. A similar action takes place when the pins carried upon the tens and dollar dials operate their respective levers.

The coin actuated rod 23 carries upon its rear end a transversely extending arm 70, which is pivotally secured at its free end to a link 71, said link being slotted at its forward end for attachment to a pin 72, cai'- ried upon the depending arm 73, said last mentioned arm being integral with the lever 61 and forming therewith a bell-crank. IVhen a dollar is ejected, the arm 70 actuates the link 71 so as to cause the pawl 67 carried upon the lever 61, to rotate the dollar dial one-tenth of a revolution.

It will be understood from the foregoing description that the springs 27 tend 'to hold the coin actuated rods in contact with the coins which are beingl ejected, until the trippers 29 strike the coins. The pressure required to compress the springs will be suiiicient to hold the coins suspended between the coin operated rods and the ejector plates. The slot in the forward end of the link 71 permits the lever 61 to be actuated by the pin 66 carried upon the dial 32 without affecting in any way the arm 70.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a coin counting machine adapted for use with coins Itis to be understood that while I have y,

shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to be limited to this exact construction, combination, and arrangements of parts, but may make such changes as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a coin counting machine, a plurality of coin actuated rods, a shaft positioned transversely above said rods, a plurality of dials mounted for rotation in one direction upon said shaft, pinions also mounted for rotation upon said shaft, a pair of rack bars engaging said pinions, means rigid with the pinions to move certain of the dials in one direction, a depending bracket having oppositely extending arms formed with apertures in their free ends, said bracket being connected with one of the rack bars, shift rods positioned within said apertures, means carried upon certain of said coin operated rods for engagement with said shift bars whereby the last mentioned rack bar will be actuated, and means for actuating the other rack bar.

2. In a coin counting machine, a coin container, means for ejecting one coin at a time from said container, a coin actuated rod, a dial mounted for rotation in one direction upon a shaft, a pinion also mounted for rotation upon said shaft, a rack bar engaging said pinion, means rigid with the pinion for transmitting its motion to said dial, an angular bracket arm carried upon said rack bar, a shift rod, means operable by said shift rod to strike a coin ejected from said container, a set collar for engagement with the shift rod, and means to return the shift rod to its normal position after having been moved for the ejection of a coin.

3. In a coin counting machine, a register, a plurality of coin actuated rods, rack bars, pinions and pawls associated with said pinions operable by certain of said rods for actuating said register, and pivoted levers and spring pressed pawls associated therewith operable by other of the coin actuated rods for actuating said register.

1. In a coin counting machine, a register, a plurality of coin actuated rods, a non-rotatable shaft mounted adjacent said rods, a plurality of registering dials rotatably mounted upon said shaft, levers and spring pressed pawls associated with said levers operable by certain of the coin actuated rods for rotating said register dials, and means including said levers for intermittently transmitting rotary motion from one dial to another.

5. In a coin counting machine, a register, a. plurality of coin actuated rods, a shaft rotatably supported adjacent said rods, a plurality of register dials rotatably mounted upon said shaft, rack bars, pinions, and paWls associated with said pinions operable by certain of said rods for actuating said registering dials, pivoted levers, spring pressed pawls associated therewith operable by other of the coin actuated rods for actuating the registering dials, and means in cluding said levers for intermittently transmitting rotary motion from one dial to air other.

In testimony whereof aliix my signature in presence ot' two Witnesses.

IRA D. FULLER. lVitnesses ERROL L. VEBB, GLENN L. HOWELL.

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